Heat & Glo LifeStyle GEM36 Indoor Fireplace User Manual


 
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Heat & Glo • GEM36 • 370-900 Rev. O • 2/05
Facing Requirements
Facing Thickness from 3/4” to 1-1/4”
Facing material within this thickness range can be brought
to 1/2” behind the door top and sides. These non-combus-
tible finishing materials must never overlap or obstruct the
air outlet/inlet grille areas.
Figure 30.
Facing Thickness greater than 1-1/4”
For facing material greater than 1-1/4” a template should be
constructed to provided the finishers with a guide so as to
leave a 1/8” gap between the finishing materials and the
door. See Figure 31 to construct the facing template.
*The fireplace requires a concrete board (or
other non-combustible material) extending from
the header to the floor and extending from fram-
ing stud to framing stud. 42” HT x 41-1/2” WD
Figure 31. Facing Template Dimensions
29-1/8”
21-1/2”
3-1/8”
Ø
3/8”
24-5/16”
1-5/16”
38”
1-5/16”
R39-7/8”
Figure 32. Position of board and template
NON-COMBUSTIBLE
BOARD
FACING TEMPLATE
41-1/2”
HEADER
NON-COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIAL*
42”
IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTE
Please note that there are four holes or dots on the tem-
plate to assist in positioning the template. These holes or
dots should line up with the door mounting holes on the unit
to ensure proper placement of the door after finishing mate-
rials are installed.